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Six Hours of Crisis: Martial Law, Democracy, and Leadership in South Korea

Allies & Extended Deterrence, Archive, Deterrence & Foreign Policy, Emerging Threats, Strategic Adversarieschecks and balances, civil liberties, Constitutional order, democracy, democratic institutions, democratic principles, executive overreach, external threats, internal threats, Leadership, liberal democratic system, martial law, National Assembly, political fallout, political tensions, President Yoon Suk-Yeol, Republic of Korea, resilience, South Korea

Six Hours of Crisis: Martial Law, Democracy, and Leadership in South Korea

Chun In-bum2 Comments

Korea was referred to as the “Land of the Morning Calm” and the “Hermit Kingdom” by those who founded it centuries ago. These titles reflect the nation's historical isolation and…

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Iran’s 1953 Coup that Wasn’t

Strategic Adversaries1953 Coup, American Role, Anglo-Persian Oil Company, CIA, Constitutional monarchy, Constitutional order, False narrative, General Fazlollah Zahedi, Geostrategic issues, International Court of Justice, Iran, Islamic fundamentalist theocracy. , Islamic Revolution, Marxist-inspired revolution, Military support, Mohammad Mosaddeq, Mullahs, Nationalization of oil reserves, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, Prime Minister, Shah, Shah Mohammad Reza Pahlavi, Soviet state, Soviet Union, Tudeh Party, UK, United Kingdom

Iran’s 1953 Coup that Wasn’t

Peter Huessy & Joe Buff0 Comments

In August 1953, the Shah of Iran removed his prime minister, Mohamad Mosaddeq, from his office. The prime minister, who served at the pleasure of the Shah, was in the…

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